American Negro Theatre
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The American Negro Theatre was co-founded on June 5, 1940, by playwright Abram Hill, actor Austin Briggs-Hall Sr., and actor Frederick O'Neal. Determined to build a "people's theatre", they were inspi
Harlem's Little Library Theatre in the 135th Street branch of the New York Public Library hosted ANT's early performances.
Although the 1949 film Anna Lucasta was inspired by ANT's Broadway hit, it relied on the original 1936 Polish-American play to justify its all-white cast. Another film was released under the same title in 1958, with an all-Black cast.
Actress-director Osceola Archer, n.d.
Playwright Countee Cullen in 1948.
Frederick O'Neal
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Frederick O'Neal was an American actor, theater producer and television director. He founded the American Negro Theater, the British Negro Theatre, and was the first African-American president of the
American Negro Theatre
…The American Negro Theatre (ANT) was co-founded on June 5, 1940, by playwright Abram Hill, actor Austin Briggs-Hall Sr., and actor Frederick O'Neal. Determined to build a "people's theatre", they were inspired by the Federal Theatre Project's Negro Unit in Harlem and by W. E. B. Du Bois' "four…
O'Neal in 1958